The village of Winnetka commuter train station ticket office will be shuttered later this month, with Metra officials citing declining on-site sales as prompting the closure.

The Winnetka station on the Union Pacific North Line, Union Pacific Railroad, will close the station’s ticket office on Friday, Feb. 22, Metra officials said in a Wednesday statement.

According to Metra, about 43 percent of Metra customers now purchase their tickets via the Ventra App, rather than on-site with agents at Metra station ticket offices.

Metra officials said the Winnetka station ticket office sold an average of 610 tickets per month in 2018, but only 432 tickets during the month December.

Despite the closure of the ticket office, Metra passengers will still have access to the Winnetka station’s facilities, Metra officials said.

While the station serves about 740 customers each weekday, Metra officials said the station currently sells the fewest tickets of all the ticket agent-staffed locations on the entire Metra system.

After the Feb. 22 closing of the ticket station, Metra customers boarding at the Winnetka station can use cash to purchase a one-way ticket on board from a conductor at no extra cost, officials said. Tickets can also be purchased at no extra cost through the free Ventra App, available in the App Store or Google Play, Metra officials said.

In addition, tickets will still be sold by Metra agents on-site at the North Shore’s Wilmette, Evanston Davis Street, Evanston Central Street and Highland Park stations, as well as all five downtown stations, including the Ogilvie Transportation Center, officials said.

Ticket vending machines are also available at all five downtown Chicago Metra stations.